INJECTABLE HYDROGELS AS BIOMATERIALS - Advanced Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Processing, and Applications - page 176

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INJECTABLE HYDROGELS AS
BIOMATERIALS

Lakshmi S. Nair 1,2 , Cato T. Laurencin 1,2 , and Mayank Tandon 3
1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Connecticut,
Connecticut
2 Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of
Connecticut, Connecticut
3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia,
Virginia

Contents

6.1 Overview 180

6.2 Introduction 180

6.3 Injectable In Situ Forming Gels 182

6.3.1 Photo - Gelling Polymers 183

6.3.1.1 Hydrogels from Polymers with Photoactive Side Groups 184

6.3.1.2 Hydrogels by Photopolymerization 185

6.3.2 Hydrogels Formed by Fast Chemical Reaction/Physical Transitions 191

6.3.3 Thermogelling Polymers 193

6.4 Conclusions 197

References 197